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Joshua White
Aspiring Academic Seeking a Research Assistant Position
I’m an aspiring academic who just finished his Honours in Psychology at the University of Melbourne. I have experience as a research assistant, including helping to conceptualise experiments, researching for them, creating/coding the experiments, completing ethics applications, collecting the data, and implementing data analysis with a variety of programs/languages. Previously, I worked as a litigation lawyer.
Research Experience
Research Assistant to Prof Simon Dennis
Memory and Language Lab
University of Melbourne
2019
Conceptualise, research, code, complete ethics application, write analysis script, meet and liase with other researchers and stakeholders in relation to the LUMAS social licence project.
Volunteer Research Assistant to A/Prof Amy Perfors
Computational Cognitive Science Lab
University of Melbourne
2019
Conceptualise, research, code, complete ethics application, collect and analyse data (MTurk), and write paper about Ambiguity Aversion in qualitative contexts.
Psychology Honours Project
Supervisor: A/Prof. Stefan Bode
University of Melbourne
2019
Develop and pilot experimental paradigm, collect data using the REP and the PRS through SONA, fit generalized linear mixed models on RT data, and write 10,000 word empirical report.
Psychology Capstone Project
Supervisor: A/Prof. Daniel Little
University of Melbourne
2018
- Develop experimental paradigm.
- Collect and analyse experimental data.
Awards
APS Prize for fourth year Psychology
Top ranking graduating student (WAM: 94.5)
University of Melbourne
2019
Dean’s Honours List for the Graduate Diploma in Psychology
Top ranking graduating student (WAM: 92.7)
University of Melbourne
2018
Behavioural Neuroscience Prize
Highest grades in Behavioural Neuroscience subjects
University of Melbourne
2018
Dean’s Honour Roll
Top 10% of graduating LLB/BCom class
University of Queensland
2014
Dean’s Commendation of High Achievement
Exceptional grades — Semester 1, 2010 & Semester 2, 2011
University of Queensland
2011 - 2010
Education
University of Melbourne
Graduate Diploma (Advanced) in Psychology
Melbourne, Australia
2019
University of Melbourne
Graduate Diploma in Psychology
Melbourne, Australia
2018
University of Melbourne
Complex Human Data Summer School
Melbourne, Australia
2018
Washington University in Saint Louis
Master of Laws
Saint Louis, MO, USA
2014
University of Queensland
Bachelor of Laws (Hons) / Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)
Brisbane, Australia
2013
Professional Experience
Lawyer
Thomson Geer
Brisbane, Australia
2017 - 2015
- Insolvency litigation
- General commercial litigation
- Admitted to Queensland Supreme Court
- Admitted to High Court of Australia
Member Service Officer
Heritage Bank
Toowoomba, Australia
2010 - 2009
Teaching Experience
Mind, Brain & Behaviour 2 (PSYC10004) Tutor
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Present - 2020
Tutored two PSYC10004 lab classes for the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences. Tasks involved leading online Zoom tutorials and liasing with students and marking student essays with Canvas.
Mind, Brain & Behaviour 1 (PSYC10003) Tutor
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
2020
Tutored two PSYC10003 lab classes for the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences. Tasks involved leading online Zoom tutorials and liasing with students and marking student essays with Canvas.
Cognitive Psychology (PSYC20007) Tutor
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
2019
Tutored two PSYC20007 lab classes for MSPS. Tasks involved leading tutorials, liasing with students, and marking student lab reports and oral presentations.
Statistics Tutor
Self-employed
Melbourne, Australia
2019
Informal statistics tutoring for University of Melbourne psychology undergraduates.
English-as-a-Second-Language Teacher
Self-employed, italki.com
N/A
2019 - 2017
Teaching English to upper-intermediate/advanced English learners.
Selected Publications
Decreasing support for immunity passports amongst Australians, but this depends on age
CHDH News, University of Melbourne
N/A
2020
Josh White, Paul Garrett, Simon Dennis, Daniel Little, Amy Perfors, Yoshi Kashima, Stephan Lewandowsky
Do Australians support ‘Immunity Passports’ in response to the COVID-19 pandemic?
CHDH News, University of Melbourne
N/A
2020
Josh White, Paul Garrett, Simon Dennis, Daniel Little, Amy Perfors, Yoshi Kashima, Stephan Lewandowsky
Blog Posts
N/A
N/A
2019
- Simulation Stimulation: AFL Season 2018
- Simulation Stimulation Part II: AFL Season 2019
- Simulation Stimulation Part III: Implementation
Queensland Government consulting with industry regarding security of payment reforms
Thomson Geer Construction Law Alerts
N/A
2015
Kelly A, McKillop T, White J
Out of time, out of luck: harsh time bars defeat EOT Claim
Thomson Geer Construction Law Alerts
N/A
2015
Kelly A, Mackintosh A, White J